The grocery market has not suffered from the coronavirus the way other parts of Polish retail have – we forecast that it will still grow by about 2% in 2020. But the pandemic’s impact on the industry has nevertheless been huge. Of the five trends that (in our view) defined the year in grocery retail,…
For years, industry observers had speculated about events that might accelerate the slow-to-take-off online grocery market in Poland. The consensus was that one or both of the following things probably needed to happen: major innovations in logistics technology that made deliveries cheaper and quicker at the same time, or more large grocers launching online shopping….
Increased public awareness makes customers decide to choose products from manufacturers or chain stores reflecting their way of thinking, which forces specific actions of the largest companies on the market. Recently, interesting initiatives have been boasting Żabka, Spar and Drogerie Natura. Żabka: 100% green Energy The Żabka chain was the first in Poland to open…
In 2025, discounts will account for more than one third of the value of sales on the grocery retail market in Poland. Such forecasts are based on PMR’s latest report entitled “Grocery retail market in Poland 2020. Market analysis and development forecasts for 2020-2025”. Poles love discounts The results of the PMR consumer survey clearly…
The pandemic has caused online sales to grow rapidly, even in subgroups, including food, which previously enjoyed limited popularity among consumers. Grocery market shows the biggest difference between total market and the internet channel. Both in terms of the market share of the internet channel in the whole market, as well as consumers’ approach to…
Consumers and retailers have not yet managed to adapt well to the new reality related to the presence of the coronavirus epidemic in Poland, and another threat to the food supply is on the horizon – drought. A low level of harvest combined with a decrease in the purchasing power of Poles as a result…
The internet channel is one of the few that can be positively affected by the coronavirus epidemic. At present, the situation forces rapid adaptation and changes in operations. More players on the grocery market invest in online shops. Change in trend in online grocery market? According to PMR’s data, in recent years the online…
The government plans to impose a new tax on large-format stores, called the congestion tax. It could take effect already on 1 January 2020, Jadwiga Emilewicz, the enterprise and technology minister, said in a radio interview on 29 October. As she explained, the amount of tax would depend, not a store’s sales turnover, but the…
The grocery retail market in Poland will grow by as much as 4.2% in 2019, aided by new household income-boosting measures, such as extension of the Family 500+ programme to the first child in each family, the 13th pension, or tax reductions. In absoute terms, the market will increase by nearly PLN 12bn (€2.8bn), according…
According to the latest data of the Central Statistical Office (GUS), in 2017 there were 75.2 thousand general grocery stores in Poland. This means that in 2017 alone 5.6 thousand outlets were closed, and in the previous 10 years – over 30 thousand. Forecasts for 2018 indicate further decreases. According to PMR data, the vast…
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